Stocks open slightly lower as trade worries simmer

U.S. stocks began Tuesday on a down note, falling slightly in early action as investors fretted about continuing U.S.-China trade tensions. The S&P 500
SPX, +0.56%
fell 0.2% to 2,869.83, while the Nasdaq Composite
COMP, +0.77%
lost 0.3% to 7,898.65. The Dow industrials
DJIA, +0.67%
shed 84.49 points, or 0.3%, to 25,772.58.

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